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Will ADHD Meds Squelch My Creativity?

We can still write, paint, dance, and dream when our symptoms are being treated - and since I've been taking meds for my attention deficit, I can pay the bills on time, too.

2 Comments: Will ADHD Meds Squelch My Creativity?

  1. This made me tear up for some reason. I can’t stand the popular messages about how going on medication takes away the good in you. If I wasn’t on medication I’d have dropped out of high school, and I certainly wouldn’t be writing every day as I do now. This article was really validating.

  2. Thankyou for that, thats a relief! I’ve never medicated before but have just started methylphenidate because I’m exhausted and need to find an easier way of being. I earn my living from being creative and I’ve been worried my spark would go

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